Re: FN-FORUM: External hard drive - how to stop "spin-down"?

date posted 23rd August 2007 12:15

Hi,

The hard drive seems to be Seagate, this is what SeaTools reports - ST33208=
20A.

As I wrote before, I received reply from Seagate re this and they
confirmed that they do not have software or firmware to avoid spinning
down of the above hard drive. They recommended that I search on Google
for 3rd party software.

I can assure you that this drive doesn't wait one hour until it spins
down, it is just few minutes.

Thanks anyway!
Jay



On 23 Aug 2007 06:08:18 -0000, Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>
> On 23 Aug 2007, at 02:07, Juraj Seffer wrote:
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> >
> > I went through all of them. The one which handles Seagate hard drive
> > does not have Power Management settings. This spinning down is being
> > caused by hard drive itself. Perhaps if I found utility which can
> > access that hard drive every now and then it would stay on all the
> > time.
> >
>
> is this a maxtor one touch?
>
> did you actually look at the seagate support site?
>
> did you install the maxtor software?
>
> from the Knowledge base:
>
>
> What is the default power setting (Spin-Down) for Maxtor OneTouch
> Drives?
>
> Answer:
> The drive automatically spins down after one (1) hour of inactivity.
> This is a feature specific to the OneTouch Drive and occurs in both
> Windows and Macintosh Environments; regardless if it is preformatted
> as FAT32 (Windows) or HFS (Mac).
> Spin-Down settings can be changed via the Maxtor (for Windows) or
> through the Power Saver program (Macintosh).
>
> http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=3Den-
> US&name=3DKnowledge_Base&vgnextoid=3D1b23a40f7724e010VgnVCM100000dd04090a=
RCR
> D
>
> Double-click on the Maxtor OneTouch Manager icon on your Windows
> Desktop. This will launch the OneTouch Manager application.
> NOTE: If this icon has been removed from the desktop, click Start >
> Programs (All Program for Windows XP) > Maxtor > OneTouch > Maxtor
> OneTouch=99 Manager
> Click on the Settings button.
> From the Settings screen, click on the Adjust Power Setting button
> The Adjust Power Settings Window Displays. By default, your OneTouch
> III drive is set to spin down after one (1) hour of inactivity. To
> change this setting, click on the drop-down field and choose from one
> of the pre-selected options (e.g., click Never).
> Once you have made your choice, click Apply
> A confirmation screen will open inorming you that the power setting
> has changed. Click OK to return to the OneTouch Manager's Main menu.
> When you are finished, close the OneTouch Manager program. The Power
> Setting is now changed and your OneTouch III drive with spin-down
> after the selected period of inactivity (unless Never was selected).
>
>
>
> http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/
>
>